Chapter 373: Passion

"Stab!"

"Stab!"

"..."

It was a sunny day, and in the Beidaying training ground, the soldiers of the royal palace were practicing bayonet skills. Read

At this time, they held wooden sticks with cloth wrapped around the ends and kept stabbing out according to the command, either downward, upward, right, or left.

Every time they stabbed, the soldiers used all their strength, and their bodies were like a fully stretched hard bow.

"In addition to training according to orders, soldiers also have one-on-one fighting training." Chang Wei said to Zhao Xu in front of him.

"If you practice like this, it won't be long before the bayonet skills will come in handy." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei nodded solemnly, and his judgment was the same as that of the King of Yan.

Xiliang has now become a vassal of Beidi, and Beidi is making artillery again.

The Black Iron King's Tent attacked Yan County again.

These signs all mean that an unprecedented war is about to come. The only question is when Beidi will choose to attack Song with Xiliang in the south.

By then, not only Yanzhou, but also Dasong will face a crisis of destruction.

"Yes, Your Highness, I have reminded the generals not to relax and be vigilant at all times." Chang Wei said.

Zhao Xu cast his eyes to the north.

Although he has been busy with the development of the four northern counties during this period, he has never forgotten the two foreign races in the north and northwest.

He is worried about this inevitable war and is also looking forward to it.

In his opinion, his war with Xiliang and Beidi is inevitable.

In this case, it is necessary to completely beat them in this war, so as to reverse his long-term defensive position and turn defense into offense.

"The bright moon in Qin and the pass in Han, the people of the long march have not returned. But if the flying general of Longcheng is here, the Hu horse will not be allowed to cross Yinshan." Thinking of this, Zhao Xu whispered.

Since he came to this world, he will never tolerate the iron cavalry of foreign races trampling on his territory.

Nor will he allow the Western powers in this world to set up cannons at their doorsteps and blast open the country's gates.

"Your Highness, what kind of poem is this? It's so majestic." Zhou Yi suddenly asked at this time.

Yesterday, the school was handed over to the King of Yan, and today he was brought to the North Camp to see Chang Wei.

Let him cooperate with Chang Wei to complete the recruitment and three-month training of the navy soldiers.

"This is a poem from an ancient country during the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Tang Dynasty was already on its last legs, and there was also a powerful enemy in the north called Khitan."

"Khitan? Why haven't I heard of it? What are the Qin and Han in this poem?" Chang Wei looked puzzled.

Zhao Xu didn't expect that his casually emotional poem would attract so many questions.

He had to turn a blind eye and said, "This king only saw it in an ancient book."

Chang Wei and Zhou Yi looked at each other and stopped asking.

The two came to a willow tree beside the parade ground with the two of them, and Zhao Xu changed the subject, "Although you two command the infantry and cavalry, and the other command the navy, it doesn't mean that you will close the door and take care of yourself from now on. You still have to interact more often."

The two nodded at the same time.

Unfolding the paper fan to fan himself, Zhao Xu remembered something and said to Chang Wei: "Have all the soldiers for the chariot camp been recruited?"

"Not yet." Chang Wei scratched his head, "Because I haven't seen the chariot yet, I put the recruitment of the chariot camp last."

Zhao Xu did not blame Chang Wei. He has not asked the Armory to build a chariot until now. "Although there is no rush, we have to keep recruiting. In two days, I will ask the Armory to build a chariot."

In the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang revolted and destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, and chased the Yuan Dynasty.

It relied on a kind of equipment-a single-wheeled ram.

This car is actually an independent car for transporting food and grass. A wooden board is installed on the front, and several spears are fixed on the wooden board.

This formed a small fortress like a hedgehog.

In the early stage, the Ming army soldiers pushed this independent ram into the Mongolian cavalry, limiting the mobility of the cavalry. The sword and shield soldiers and spearmen following behind rushed over and chopped randomly.

It can be seen that this kind of chariot that can defend against bows and arrows and limit the mobility of cavalry on the battlefield is very effective in fighting against the horse archery of nomadic tribes.

In the past, he only needed to guard Yanguan, so there was no plan to build chariots.

But the alliance between Xiliang and Beidi in modern times means that the northwest of Dasong is also open to Beidi.

If Beidi chooses to go south from the northwest, I am afraid he will have to start from Qinguan to fight with Beidi and Xiliang armies.

At that time, this kind of chariot will come in handy.

Relying on chariot formations, flintlock rifles, and artillery on the battlefield, his army can become a powerful fortress at any time.

However, the chariot he wants to build is not this kind of single-wheeled ram.

After all, in his opinion, this kind of single-wheeled ram was a chariot that Zhu Yuanzhang made up when he was in great difficulty at that time.

When fighting the Jurchen soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty, the chariots used were more luxurious.

Under the technical conditions of the four northern counties, combined with some contemporary experience, he can currently build a better chariot.

This chariot will have four wheels.

In this way, the chariot will be more stable. At the same time, the chariot is a box-shaped one, with a lid fixed to one side, which can be lifted up to form a wall. There will also be small windows on the lid.

Flintlock soldiers can shoot through these windows.

In order to strengthen the hardness of the chariot, a layer of iron sheet will be nailed on the side of the chariot box facing the enemy.

In this way, a chariot that can transport food and grass and serve as a fortress has appeared.

These chariots will also have locks, and each chariot can be connected with iron chains.

During the war, chariots marched on both sides of the soldiers. When encountering the enemy, they immediately surrounded the city and connected them with iron ropes to protect the soldiers in the middle.

The soldiers then used flintlock muskets and artillery to attack the enemy.

While thinking about it, Zhao Xu picked up a branch and showed the chariot to Chang Wei.

Chang Wei stared intently, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.

"Your Highness, this chariot general thinks it is unnecessary and will block the fusiliers' fire." Zhou Yi said.

"This chariot can also transport grain, grass and ammunition. It has a cover to prevent rain. Furthermore, if the enemy's infantry rushes over, it will be difficult for them to climb." Chang Wei explained to him.

After all, Zhou Yi had never fought in a war and didn't understand many things.

Hearing what Chang Wei said, Zhou Yi suddenly understood and nodded.

Zhao Xu said to Chang Wei at this time: "If you have any other suggestions, this chariot is built like this. When fighting, horses will pull it, and the march will not be delayed."

"Hey, I don't have any other suggestions. I just want the Bingzhangsi to be built as soon as possible, so that even if we encounter the Beidi people on the grassland, we won't be afraid." Chang Wei became excited.

To him, this chariot was very reasonably designed and was really a weapon specially designed to deal with cavalry.

Zhao Xu smiled softly.

In fact, this kind of tank is equivalent to the most primitive tank. Not only can it move, but soldiers can also shoot outwards if they stand in the tank.

Like Chang Wei, he also expected this tank to play an important role on the battlefield.